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Life and Death in a Northern Town
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2018
Being based in Sunderland this channel will explore the history of this place.
The people as well as the physical stuff.
Now a city, once a town.
It will also cover other places across the North East of England when I'm on my travels.
Also on Instagram as life_death_in_northerntown
And on Facebook, the page
Life and Death in a Northern Town
The people as well as the physical stuff.
Now a city, once a town.
It will also cover other places across the North East of England when I'm on my travels.
Also on Instagram as life_death_in_northerntown
And on Facebook, the page
Life and Death in a Northern Town
The Graveyard Wall
Behind this wall are the remains of tens of thousands of former residents of Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland.
It is now Sunderland minster but before that it was the parish church of Bishopwearmouth.
In the early hours of 11th December 1860, between 1am and 2am, with a loud crash nearly twenty yards of the west wall fell onto Low Row.
The street called Low Row was covered with tonnes of earth and human remains.
#sunderland #bishopwearmouth #sunderlandminster #graveyard
It is now Sunderland minster but before that it was the parish church of Bishopwearmouth.
In the early hours of 11th December 1860, between 1am and 2am, with a loud crash nearly twenty yards of the west wall fell onto Low Row.
The street called Low Row was covered with tonnes of earth and human remains.
#sunderland #bishopwearmouth #sunderlandminster #graveyard
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A Quaker Burial Ground in Sunderland
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In the centre of Bishopwearmouth Cemetery in Sunderland is a burial ground for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Opened in 1856 this was the third Quaker burial ground in the town. The headstones are all identical as Quakers believed in uniformity in death. So a wealthy person and poor person could be buried side by side. Each headstone would be the same size and follow the same forma...
A Walk in a Sunderland Cemetery
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A walk along one of the paths in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery in Sunderland. I visit a few of the interesting memorials of former Bishopwearmouth residents. #sunderland #bishopwearmouth #bishopwearmouthcemetery #durham #cemetery
The Site of the Victoria Hall Disaster
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On 16th June 1883 a tragedy took place in Sunderland. It became known as the Victoria Hall Disaster. 182 died at the Victoria Hall on Toward Road. They were killed in a crush at a show being held there. This is the site of the tragedy today.
A Return to The Cemetery in the Woods
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I returned to the Houghton Hillside Cemetery. Next to the cemetery in the quarry is a further section in the woods. Last week I had a quick look around part of it in the video 'The Cemetery in the Woods'. This is an amazing place, a quiet beautiful area, hidden on a hill side. #houghtonlespring #houghtonhillsidecemetery #durham #cemetery #graveyard
An Epitaph for Richard and Mary
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This memorial from the 1700's is in the churchyard of Sunderland Minster. It remembers Richard and Mary Blackstone. #bishopwearmouth #sunderlandminster #sunderland
The Cemetery Gates
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A visit through the gates of Sunderland Cemetery in Grangetown, Sunderland. #sunderland #grangetown #sunderlandcemetery #bishopwearmouth #thesmiths #hendon
Hendon Beach
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A visit to Hendon beach. #sunderland #hendon #grangetown #bishopwearmouth #seaside #hendongrange #countydurham
The Blue House, Hendon
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An iconic Sunderland public house, The Blue House. Found in Hendon, Sunderland. The original Blue House was closeby. In the 1700s that was used by ladies and gentlemen who were sea bathing at the nearby beach. The mural is by Frank Styles. #thebluehouse #hendon #sunderland #bishopwearmouth #grangetown #frankstyles
The Best Hallway in Sunderland
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This old property in Sunderland has a fine Minton tile hallway. It's now Babuls coffee shop. #bishopwearmouth #sunderland #ashbrooke #tunstallroad #mintontiles #babuls
Pann Lane, Sunderland
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Pann Lane is an historic lane in the heart of Sunderland. Once it was the heart of Bishopwearmouth. The lane could tell a few stories of prostitution, abandoned babies and illegal prizefights. The 3 Stories has now restored the building next to it which once was the historic Three Crowns public house. #sunderland #highstreetwest #bishopwearmouth #pannlane #thethreecrowns #3stories
The Cemetery in the Woods
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At Houghton-Le-Spring is the Houghton Hillside Cemetery. Opened in 1854 on land that once was a quarry. Over 7000 people are buried at this site. Hidden on the southern side is an area of the cemetery in the woods. I was not expecting to find this 'Cemetery in the Woods'. It's overgrown and on the side of the hillside. #houghtonlespring #sunderland #countydurham #abandonedcemetery #graveyard #h...
The Sad Graveyard at South Hylton
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A return visit to the parish church at South Hylton, Sunderland. St Mary's is up for sale. It has a graveyard with over 1100 persons buried there in the 1800s. A handful of headstones are still standing. A few more are laid out or stood against the churchyard walls. #southhylton #bishopwearmouth #sunderland #riverwear
RNAS..Royal Naval Air Service..merged with the Royal Flying Corps April 1st 1918 to form the Royal Air Force
@@iainhill5637 Thanks for the info.
Absolutely amazing place! Did you go on your own this time or did you take back up 😊?
😂 on my own
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Your videos of Sunderland and the surrounding areas are real intersing. Have you been to St Micheals and All Angels church in Houghton ? it goes back in history well before Henry the 8ths time.. Also ill mention this authors book" My Sunderland" by Richard Callahan full of facts and history of our city over the years ive just bought it from E Bay for 3 pounds one heck of a read
Thanks for watching them. It's years since I went near the church. Will pay a visit sometime.
"there's been a murder"
fascinating, thanks for posting
@@sunboycold9164 thanks and thanks for watching
Beyond the boundry fence is a track coming up from the farm leading onto the open hillside where there were horses grazing and onwards to the new quarry where the public footpath crosses below.
cheers for info, I'd wondered how you get to that track. Before parking on Sunderland Street I'd driven near that council depot to see if a path up to the southern side of cemetery.
@sundaynight1987 I think the moor past the cemetery is private, I've jumped the fence before at the end of the cemetery and followed a rough path to the new quarry where it's a bit of a drop down to pick up the public footpath that comes in from near the council depot along the access road to the quarry and there's another path follows Houghton Burn to warden law.
I love the way the boughs and branches make natural gateways with the ivy- magical!
Me too, in Snow it will look even more atmospheric
Used to go for a cut early 80s. Barber used to lift a hatch and sweep the hair down
I used to be based in west sunnyside early 90s. Postal van driver.
Phone number only has 4 digits. Where is this. Reminds me of hunchback barber near my college in 98 £2 haircut.
Gosh! My grandad is buried there. As a child during the war, I used to go for walks there and just before D DAY there was an American army camp beside it where I had my first packet of American sweets! The US soldiers never wanted for anything and were always generous. There were always lots of young ladies outside the camp! A walk there usualy include a visit to backhouse park to see the barrage balloons.I am 84 but the memories of my childhood at Sunderland are very vivid. We used to live in Hastings street.
Hi Walter ? thanks for watching and posting that comment. That's great memories and history. If you are on Facebook those memories would be great in the group Sunderland History as well.
Memories! I am 84 and spent the war years living in hendon. as a toddler I remember my mother and grandad taking me to Hendon beach My dad was at sea in the MN. It was different then. No prom just wild ground and s few derelict buildings. There was no nanny state and as small kids we used to make our own way past the gasworks to the beach. Then it was covered in seacoal and due to the poverty in the area it was always full of old people gathering up the coal.I went to Grangetovn infants school and used to play truant to go and watch the ships. We left there in 1948 when my dad left the sea and we went to live on a farm miles away. Thanks for bringing back my childhood.Walter.
Further to the above. Just at he end of the war, a ship sank just off the beach and the crew rowed their lifeboats to the beach I was taken down the same day to see them.Two days later there was no sign of them! The locals had chopped them up for firewood! (including my grandad!).
Got my first hair cut in there, she cut my ear :(
I lived in Sunderland for the first 34yrs of my life and never went to this beach. I love the waves lashing up and this video reminds me of Roker on a winter’s day.
Lived in Sunderland all my life until 14 years ago. Now 60 years old & can say I never went down to Hendon beach.
Imagining the beautiful forest or meadow that may once have sat here
It looks quite sinister and ominous, enhanced by your tales of the history. Thanks
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that😂
I have lived in Whitburn and Sunderland 58 years and I too have never been to Hendon Beach. Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching! I think a lot of residents haven't.
Thanks for video, don't know why it's so under used great dog walking area
@@mariemackie8887thanks for watching. Think because of all the industry its hidden away.
It's beautiful ❤
@susancocking2348 Great new addition to the High Street and smartened up Pann Lane.
❤❤❤❤ one ☝️ word beautiful
I believe the quarry was popular with rock climbers (listed in books) although never seen anyone climbing when ive been through.
We used to climb up when we were kids and climb down the vines on the side of the quarry , canny silly when. Think back as it was very high haha
@@chrismad284young lads and their risk taking activities, especially when away from adult eyes...these things never alter 😅
I went years and years ago looking for Stokoe ancestors, many of whom are buried in this graveyard, it was in a terrible state and we couldn’t get anywhere for all the brambles. Even though it is much more accessible, thanks to the friends of the cemetery, it is still in a very poor state with little hope of much improvement. It really is a shame that it was just abandoned to nature.
A great shame!. Its such a large job for volunteers to maintain and protect such a large area.
@@sundaynight1987 It’s impossible
I've never been there. Where did you park?
@@stuartmiller2384 Just a few metres away. In Sunderland Street which runs parallel to the A690 on its Southern side. It stops not far from the Lych Gate. Loads of parking in the streets of the terraced streets next to it too.
Park in the estate on the opposite side of 690 then walk through the subway.
Been wanting to stop and explore here every time I pass but we’re always on the way to Weardale so never had the time!
@@georgiasmithson1300 That's only my second visit. I'm going back with someone else next time to explore 'The Cemetery in the Woods' section.
@ looking forward to seeing the video. I can’t get my head around the logistics and arrangement of it.
@@georgiasmithson1300 Me neither! You might be surprised at the last section of the video when I leave the quarry section for the woods.
I've cycled past this cemetery countless times and I didn't know it was there. Great find 👍 Pity about the scummy chavs damage.
@@tonypaddler Lots of damage done over the decades sadly. Only my 2nd ever visit and was not expecting the bit in the woods.
@@sundaynight1987 I'll have to have a look next time I'm passing.
This is my favourite poem and I would love this one my headstone
@@irishterminator. It's one of my favourites.
Yeah I like it aswell
Beautiful ❤
Inspires me to ask mobile family to go there and look for our Camerons and Lee ancestors. A pretty scene.
I am going to Middleton sometime to do a video and a few other places up there so will keep an eye out for any of them.
dont forget the multicultia cantre somewhere to keep warm in the winter
Nice to see the old home town again. Thanks♥
Thanks, will be plenty more in future
I worked there in 1987 when it was owned (or rented) by an IT company called Mari. I got sacked for writing graffiti about my boss on the Alexandra Bridge. He spotted me doing it and went to check out what I’d written, only to find it was a bunch of insults aimed at him. He called me into his office later that day and presented to me my black marker pen, which he’d taken from my bag. I was ordered to leave the building immediately and received one week’s YTS pay - a whopping £35. As for the barrier preventing a walk further along the river. I think it’s because of Liebherr, a crane manufacturing company occupying a large area on the riverside at Deptford. Anyway, great video. Cheers.
Looks like work is at a halt? No noise, no heavy excavation plant about etc. Is the watchy still in the hut?
Still there just up on the Silksworth Row boundary. If you look around 5:19 can see it.
@@sundaynight1987😂 Do you mean the the glass shelter that’s been shoved all over the Gill? I meant the watchy/security guard on the gates, is he still there?
The young girl who was tragically killed on the railway line trying to save her dog. Her R. S. P. A medal awarded to her in death hung in the 'Stack Yard pub for years. It went missing after the pub was re furbished few years ago i believe
@@terry1101 thanks didn't know that, sad to here
Keep your good and entertaining videos up. I realy enjoy them
Explored inside the ropery when it was derelict as a youngsters Paul, Urban exploring was our entertainment back in them days no mobil phones or x boxes ;), Remember the main part had big long rooms were there made the ropes still intact like the day it closed,Good to see it fixed up.
Shame no photos of it inside from back in the day
I remember a little computer repair shop being in there late 80s. I used to get my zx spectrum bits from
The computer repair business remained in the ropery building until 1990 when we moved to larger premises on Chester road / Saint Marks Road. The company traded from there for around 30 years, eventually closing during the covid pandemic.
Love these videos. Always enjoy learning about Sunderlands past.
@@NorthernRealm thank you for watching them
They must’ve disturbed some remains ?
None, the only bit which has been dug up where those ponds are is the bit which was the original ravine, and burn flowing through. Much lower than todays level.
This is a lovely change from graves. I have enjoyed the tour very much. It is such a shame that the shipyards have gone but the riverside does look nice.
@@caughtintime2464 Thanks, I hope to do lots of different stuff. Just that time of year where its hard to find somewhere quiet in daylight to do a video without people around. It's quite a calm spot down there.
Nice one Paul.
@@ARTSPECK thanks
You have changed your name.
Hi, just trying something different for a bit. When I started the channel all I could think of when signing up was Emerson Explores.
As a very enthusiastic photographer in my younger days, this Frenchman has piqued my interest as I've not heard of him before. I like the channel's new name, after a fortnight away from watching anything on a screen it had me scratching my head for a few moments. Thanks again for this interesting video, I've got some catching up to do now 🙂
Hi thanks, he must have been a very early photographer in Sunderland/Bishopwearmouth. I read he was also possibly a soldier before that.
100% respect
It's just beautiful ❤
Really interesting, thank you. It was particularly sad about the graves of the Dove sister and brother babies, Alice and William. Each grave must hold so much history.
Thanks, I only ever had a brief look at the history of the Dove family. Your right, even tho such simple stones a lot of history. I've done more in depth stuff on a few of the stones like William Jones a Quaker who wrote a book.
Amazing ❤
Just googled TATAMAGOUCHE..it’s a Village in Nova Scotia Canada Paul
@@iainhill5637 cheers! I forgot about that.
Lest We Forget🌺
We will remember them respect 🙏
We will remember them 🙏
Hearing this always fills me with pride and sadness. ❤ I was lucky enough to witness it in Ypres Belgium at The Menin Gate one year.